The Starbury Report: An Unexpected Dispatch from Stephon Marbury

The last we heard from Stephon Marbury, he was navigating his new life—a rebirth if you will—in China. Then, just days ago, he reappeared in our inbox like an apparition, with news of how everything has panned out:

_GQ,

What’s up! How are you? This is Stephon Marbury. I wanted to send you some pictures from China. After winning the championship in China they had a million people vote in a week to build a statue because I couldn’t win MVP by the CBA rules. They placed the statue on the lawn of the 2008 olympic basketball arena. I also did a book deal with the Beijing publishing group. I just wanted to share this with you because you saw the turn around from one point to another. Be well and take care. Love is Love!_

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Call us sappy, but we’re suckers for a happy ending. And yes, indeed: Love is love, Steph. Love is love!

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